Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley is a 2021 thriller directed by Guillermo del Toro with a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan, based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham. An ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is.

The film features an ensemble cast that includes Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, and David Strathairn. It is the second feature film adaptation of Gresham's novel, following the 1947 version by 20th Century-Fox.

Nightmare Alley is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 17th, by Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Yellowjackets

Yellowjackets is a 2021 coming-of-age drama television series created and executive produced by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for Showtime. A team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness.

The cast includes Tawny Cypress, Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Sophie Nélisse, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sophie Thatcher, and Sammi Hanratty.

Yellowjackets is scheduled to premiere on November 14th, 2021. Watch the official trailers below.

Raya and the Last Dragon

“In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.”

On March 5th, join Raya on her quest to find the last dragon. See Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon in theaters or order it on Disney+ with Premier Access on March 5th. Watch the official trailer below.

The Boss Baby: Family Business

“In the sequel to DreamWorks Animation’s Oscar®-nominated blockbuster comedy, the Templeton brothers—Tim (James Marsden) and his Boss Baby little bro Ted (Alec Baldwin)—have become adults and drifted away from each other. Tim is now a married stay-at-home dad. Ted is a hedge fund CEO. But a new boss baby with a cutting-edge approach and a can-do attitude is about to bring them together again … and inspire a new family business.”

The Boss Baby: Family Business is set to hit theaters and Peacock on July 2nd. Watch the official trailers below.

Peacemaker

Peacemaker is a 2022 television series created by James Gunn for the streaming service HBO Max, based on the DC Comics character Peacemaker. It is the first DC Extended Universe (DCEU) television series, a spin-off from the 2021 film The Suicide Squad. Set after the film, the series explores the origins of Peacemaker who believes in achieving peace at any cost.

John Cena stars as the title character, reprising his role from The Suicide Squad, with Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, and Chukwudi Iwuji also starring.

Gunn wrote all eight episodes of the series while completing work on The Suicide Squad during the COVID-19 pandemic, before HBO Max officially ordered Peacemaker straight-to-series in September 2020. Filming took place in Vancouver, Canada, from January to July 2021, with Gunn directing five of the episodes. 

Peacemaker is set to premiere on January 13th, 2022 on HBO Max. Watch the official trailer below.

Copshop

Copshop is a 2021 action thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan, and written by Kurt McLeod and Carnahan, based on a story by McLeod and Mark Williams. Carnahan was behind the camera for some great action films like The A-Team (2010), the very underrated Smokin’ Aces (2006), and the 2021 Hulu original time-loop thriller Boss Level, also starring Frank Grillo.

Screaming through the Nevada desert in a bullet-ridden Crown Vic, wily con artist Teddy Murretto hatches a desperate plan to hide out from lethal hitman Bob Viddick: He sucker-punches rookie officer Valerie Young to get himself arrested and locked up in a small-town police station. But jail can't protect Murretto for long. Viddick schemes his own way into detention, biding his time in a nearby cell until he can complete his mission.

The cast includes Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo, Alexis Louder, and Toby Huss.

Copshop will hit theaters on September 17th, courtesy of Open Road Films. Watch the official trailer below.

Four Good Days

“A long-estranged mother and daughter navigate the most difficult four days of their lives together in a heartbreaking and hopeful story based on real-life events.“

From director Rodrigo García, the cast includes Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, and Stephen Root.

Four Good Days is set to hit limited theaters on April 30th with a VOD release May 21st. Watch the official trailer below.

King Richard

King Richard is a 2021 biographical drama directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (Monsters and Men), and written by Zach Baylin. Based on the inspiring true story, the film follows the journey of Richard Williams, an undeterred father instrumental in raising two of the most extraordinarily gifted athletes of all time, who will end up changing the sport of tennis forever.

The film stars Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal, and Dylan McDermott.

King Richard is scheduled to be released on November 19th, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, as well as a month-long simultaneous release on the HBO Max streaming service. Watch the official trailer below.

Those Who Wish Me Dead

“A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.”

From director Taylor Sheridan, the man behind Sicario, Hell or High Water, Wind River, and Yellowstone, Those Who Wish Me Dead is yet another tense crime thriller adding to his impressive resume. The film is based on the novel from Michael Koryta. The cast includes Angelina Jolie, Jon Bernthal, Nicholas Hoult, Tyler Perry, Aidan Gillen, and Finn Little.

Those Who Wish Me Dead will hit theaters and HBO Max May 14th. Watch the official trailer below.

Last Night in Soho

When the past lets you in, the truth will come out.

Written and directed by Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho is a 2021 psychological thriller about a young girl, passionate in fashion design, who is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it appears, and time seems to fall apart with shady consequence. The cast includes The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith, Thomasin McKenzie (JoJo Rabbit), and Terence Stamp.

Watch the official trailer for Last Night in Soho below. In theaters October 22nd courtesy of Focus Features.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (also known simply as Peter Rabbit 2 in other territories) is a 2021 3D live-action/computer-animated adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Will Gluck and written by Patrick Burleigh and Gluck. The film is a sequel to 2018's Peter Rabbit produced by Sony Pictures Animation and is based on the stories of Peter Rabbit created by Beatrix Potter. The film stars the voice of James Corden as the title character, alongside Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, and David Oyelowo in live-action roles, and the voices of Elizabeth Debicki and Margot Robbie.

After facing numerous delays from its original February 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released theatrically by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, first in Australia on 25 March 2021, before a release in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2021, and in the United States on 11 June 2021.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is set to hit theaters June 11th. Watch the official trailer below.

Ted Takes Film Facts, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway:

• It was originally going to be released on April 3rd 2020, but was pushed back 4 months to August 7th 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Many other big-budget blockbusters were delayed as well, including No Time to Die (2020), A Quiet Place Part II (2020), Mulan (2020), and F9 (2021).

The Vigil

“A young man agrees to fulfil the duties of a "shomer", the ritualistic practice of looking after a dead body over the course of one night.”

Writer/Director: Keith Thomas

Starring: Dave Davis, Menashe Lustig, Malky Goldman

IFC Films terrifying horror thriller The Vigil will hit select theaters and On-Demand February 26th. Watch the official trailer below.

The Last Duel

The Last Duel is a 2021 historical drama directed by Ridley Scott. Based on the book The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France by Eric Jager, the screenplay is written by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Nicole Holofcener. King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel. Damon stars in the lead role opposite Adam Driver and Jodie Comer, with Affleck in a supporting role.

The Last Duel had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 10th, 2021 and is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States on October 15th, by 20th Century Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

Stillwater

Stillwater is a 2021 crime drama directed by Academy Award Winner Tom McCarthy (Win Win, Spotlight), based on a script he co-wrote with Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain, and Noé Debré. It tells the story of a father who travels from Oklahoma to France to help his estranged daughter, who is in prison for a murder she claims she didn't commit. The film is loosely based on the story of Amanda Knox.

The cast includes Matt Damon, Camille Cottin, and Abigail Breslin.

Stillwater had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 8th, 2021. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on July 30th, courtesy of Focus Features. Watch the official trailer below.

A Quiet Place Part II

Written and directed by John Krasinski, A Quiet Place: Part II a 2021 horror thriller and is the follow-up to the hit 2018 film that excited both audiences and critics. Following the events at home, the Abbott family now face the terrors of the outside world. Forced to venture into the unknown, they realize the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats lurking beyond the sand path. The cast includes Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds, and Cillian Murphy.

A Quiet Place: Part II will hit theaters May 28th. Check out the official trailers below.

This Is Us: The Final Chapter

Jack (Milo Ventimiglia), Rebecca (Mandy Moore), Randall (Sterling K. Brown), Kate (Chrissy Metz), Kevin (Justin Hartley), Beth (Susan Kelechi) and Toby (Chris Sullivan) remind us that stories may end but memories are forever.

The emotional journey continues in the final season of This Is Us, premiering Tuesday, January 4 at 9/8c on NBC. Watch the official first look trailer below.

Don't Breathe 2

“The sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him.”

Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films, in association with Ghost House Pictures, a Bad Hombre production.

Directed by Rodo Sayagues and written by Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues. The cast includes Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, and Madelyn Grace. Produced by Fede Alvarez, Sam Raimi, and Rob Tapert.

Don’t Breathe 2 is set to hit theaters August 13th. Watch the official new trailer below.

The King's Man

The King's Man is a 2021 action thriller directed by Matthew Vaughn, from a screenplay by Vaughn and Karl Gajdusek, and a story by Vaughn. The third instalment in the Kingsman film series, which is based on the comic book The Secret Service by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, the film serves as a prequel to 2014's Kingsman: The Secret Service and 2017's Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

In the early years of the 20th century, the Kingsman agency is formed to stand against a cabal plotting a war to wipe out millions.

The cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Gemma Arterton, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode, Tom Hollander, Harris Dickinson, Daniel Brühl, Djimon Hounsou, and Charles Dance.

The King's Man is scheduled to be released in theaters on December 22nd, courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Watch the official trailers below.

Mr. Corman

Mr. Corman is a 2021 comedy-drama television series created, written, directed and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

The series follows the days and nights of Josh Corman, an artist at heart but not by trade. Things haven’t been going his way lately – his lifelong dream of a career in music didn't pan out and he finds himself teaching fifth grade at a school in the San Fernando Valley, his ex-fiancé Megan has moved out and his high school buddy has moved in. Aware that he still has a lot to be thankful for, Josh struggles nevertheless through universal feelings of anxiety, loneliness and self-doubt.

Mr Corman premieres August 6th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

The Forever Purge

“This summer, all the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end in The Forever Purge.”

One night is not enough. #TheForeverPurge in theaters July 2nd. Watch the official trailer below.